Tianjin Airlines plans to start a Tianjin-Chongqing-Auckland service in December.
The carrier will operate a thrice-weekly service, using Airbus A330s, says Auckland International airport.
FlightGlobal schedules data shows that the airline will be the only operator on the Chongqing-Auckland route. It already competes with Air China, China Southern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, West Air and Xiamen Airlines on the Tianjin-Chongqing route.
Source: Cirium Dashboard
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways remain optimistic of meeting their full-year earnings targets, on the back of strong international travel demand – in addition to strong yields – and despite rising costs
Singapore Airlines has announced a major cabin retrofit programme for 41 Airbus A350-900s centred on a new business class seat.
China Eastern Airlines has taken delivery of its first pair of Airbus A321neos.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has tentatively awarded 10 hotly contested slots for long-distance domestic flights out of Ronald Reagan National airport in Washington, DC.
British Airways has pushed back its planned return to Kuala Lumpur until April as part of a trimming of its winter long-haul flight programme due to delivery delays particularly impacting its Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787s.
Delta Air Lines plans next summer to resume flights from Los Angeles to Shanghai and to launch a route from Minneapolis to Copenhagen, part of the airline’s broader network shuffle.
